NARRANDERA DENTAL CLINIC The School Dental Clinic is available for all children aged from 0 – 18 years of age. We encourage all parents to make an appointment for your child to have a full dental check. Treatment at our clinic is FREE to all children who have a Medicare card. To make an appointment please telephone our call centre on 1800 450 046 We hope to see you soon!!! Sue & Cleo Narrandera Public School Informer Excellence, Opportunity, Success Principal: Ms Susan Ruffles Phone: (02) 6959 2144 Fax: (02) 6959 3274 Term 4, Week 3 Tuesday, October 23, 2012. From the Principal’s desk . . . . . . . . . . . At NPS last week we enjoyed 2 very interesting visits from the Taronga Mobile Zoo and the State Library. These experiences for children extend their knowledge of the world and provide them with lots of new information to talk and think about. The Life Education van will be at our school during the next week. This program is presented by a trained Life Education teacher and is a quality program for all children pre- school to Year 6. Thank you to our teachers who volunteer to take the time to do the extra work to coordinate all our special visitors and their terrific programs for the children. Thank you to all families who have completed the school evaluation and planning survey (on light mauve coloured paper) and returned it to school. All families who returned the survey were given a ticket in a draw for a $50 open order at IGA – Big Dave‟s local supermarket. Congratulations to the Hickson family who „won‟ this draw. We would still love to have your survey returned to school if you still have it at home. Congratulations and a special thanks is extended to Julie Roffe for her wonderful organisation of the P&C Garden Tour held on Saturday. I hear that it was a great day for everyone who went along! Your P&C will meet again on Monday, 5 th November at 7:00p.m. in the school library. As well as general P&C business items there will be information about plans for the 2013 school year at NPS and maybe discussion about a possible school fete (or similar) early next year. Your involvement and input at P&C will be most welcome. I would also like to remind everyone that Mrs. Joanne Stamos (Assistant Principal) will hold very informative parent sessions on Thursday, 1 st November. Joanne will hold a session at 3:30 p.m. and will repeat the session at 7:00 p.m. Each session will only run for an hour with time for parents to ask questions. Joanne will let you all know about some special Early Learning programs only on offer to children in our public schools. She will tell you about Best Start, L3 and TEN and how these programs support your child‟s learning in English and Math. This is for ALL interested parents but particularly if your child is starting school and for parents with children in Kindergarten to Year 3. You may wish to consider coming along to the 7:00 p.m. parent information session when you drop your child/ren off to the school social being held in the hall from 6:45 until 8 p.m. This social will be supervised by staff members and $2 entry tickets need to be purchased from the front office by the end of the day on 1 st November. No entry tickets will be sold on the night at the door. The children and staff hope to see many of you at this Thursday’s (25.10) Grandparent’s Day picnic! Bring the family along and help us say thanks to our wonderful nans, grandmas, pops and grand-dads – whatever you call them - for being extra special people in our lives! Have a wonderful week. Susan Ruffles Calendar of Events Date Event/s October 24 Year 6 Transition Visit to High School October 24 Life Education Van commences October 25 Grandparents Lunch October 26 Year 3/4 Soccer Gala Day November 1 Jumping Castle – T,K,1,2 Parent Information Session – 3.30pm and 7pm November 2 Year 5 Fun Day K-2 Movie afternoon November 5 P & C Meeting – 7pm - Library November 9 School Assembly – 10.30am Remembrance Day Ceremony November 20-22 School Spectacular in Sydney November 28-30 Year 4 Camp December 3-14 Swimming School December 11 Presentation Day December 13 Year 6 Graduation/Farewell December 19 School End for 2012 for Students December 21 School End for 2012 for Staff
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NARRANDERA DENTAL CLINIC The School Dental Clinic is available for all children
aged from 0 – 18 years of age. We encourage all
parents to make an appointment for your child to have
a full dental check. Treatment at our clinic is FREE to
all children who have a Medicare card. To make an
appointment please telephone our call centre on
1800 450 046 We hope to see you soon!!!
Sue & Cleo
Narrandera Public School Informer
Excellence, Opportunity, Success
Principal: Ms Susan Ruffles
Phone: (02) 6959 2144
Fax: (02) 6959 3274
Term 4, Week 3 Tuesday, October 23, 2012.
From the Principal’s desk . . . . . . . . . . . At NPS last week we enjoyed 2 very interesting visits from the
Taronga Mobile Zoo and the State Library. These
experiences for children extend their knowledge of the world
and provide them with lots of new information to talk and think
about. The Life Education van will be at our school during the
next week. This program is presented by a trained Life
Education teacher and is a quality program for all children pre-
school to Year 6. Thank you to our teachers who volunteer to
take the time to do the extra work to coordinate all our special
visitors and their terrific programs for the children.
Thank you to all families who have completed the school
evaluation and planning survey (on light mauve coloured
paper) and returned it to school. All families who returned the
survey were given a ticket in a draw for a $50 open order at IGA
– Big Dave‟s local supermarket. Congratulations to the Hickson
family who „won‟ this draw. We would still love to have your
survey returned to school if you still have it at home.
Congratulations and a special thanks is extended to Julie
Roffe for her wonderful organisation of the P&C Garden Tour
held on Saturday. I hear that it was a great day for everyone
who went along!
Your P&C will meet again on Monday, 5th
November at
7:00p.m. in the school library. As well as general P&C
business items there will be information about plans for the
2013 school year at NPS and maybe discussion about a
possible school fete (or similar) early next year. Your
involvement and input at P&C will be most welcome.
I would also like to remind everyone that Mrs. Joanne Stamos
(Assistant Principal) will hold very informative parent
sessions on Thursday, 1st
November. Joanne will hold a
session at 3:30 p.m. and will repeat the session at 7:00 p.m.
Each session will only run for an hour with time for parents to
ask questions. Joanne will let you all know about some special
Early Learning programs only on offer to children in our
public schools. She will tell you about Best Start, L3 and
TEN and how these programs support your child‟s learning in
English and Math. This is for ALL interested parents but
particularly if your child is starting school and for parents with
children in Kindergarten to Year 3.
You may wish to consider coming along to the 7:00 p.m. parent
information session when you drop your child/ren off to the
school social being held in the hall from 6:45 until 8 p.m. This
social will be supervised by staff members and $2 entry tickets
need to be purchased from the front office by the end of the day
on 1st November. No entry tickets will be sold on the night at the
door.
The children and staff hope to see many of you at this
Thursday’s (25.10) Grandparent’s Day picnic! Bring the
family along and help us say thanks to our wonderful nans,
grandmas, pops and grand-dads – whatever you call them - for
being extra special people in our lives!
Have a wonderful week.
Susan Ruffles
Calendar of Events
Date Event/s
October 24 Year 6 Transition Visit to High School
October 24 Life Education Van commences
October 25 Grandparents Lunch
October 26 Year 3/4 Soccer Gala Day
November 1 Jumping Castle – T,K,1,2 Parent Information Session – 3.30pm and 7pm
November 2 Year 5 Fun Day K-2 Movie afternoon
November 5 P & C Meeting – 7pm - Library
November 9 School Assembly – 10.30am Remembrance Day Ceremony
November 20-22 School Spectacular in Sydney
November 28-30 Year 4 Camp
December 3-14 Swimming School
December 11 Presentation Day
December 13 Year 6 Graduation/Farewell
December 19 School End for 2012 for Students
December 21 School End for 2012 for Staff
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Class News - 3C The students have completed most of their assessment tasks over
the last couple of weeks. Most students have shown great
improvement. I am particularly pleased with the improvement in
reading, writing and spelling. We return to our regular learning
program now that these are complete. In Maths our topics this week
are position and patterns and algebra. Our maths times tables are
3‟s. In Science we will be doing some experiments where we will
be investigating a variety of results. In HSIE we will be looking at
different celebrations and how different families celebrate family
events. Merit winners last week were Drew Matthews, Bryce
Hickson, Heath Chappell and Gina Paterson. Our raffle winner was
Drew Matthews. Well done. Don‟t forget to bring in Life Education
notes and money. Our class will be going next Monday from 9:30 to
11:00 am. Also a reminder to keep packing a piece of fruit for fruit
break. Our class is pretty good at this.
Thank you.
Kerryn Cassidy – 3C ClassTeacher.
LIFE EDUCATION BBQ All students who have paid to attend the Life Education Van will be treated to a “FREE” BBQ lunch (sausage sizzle) on Monday, 29th October, 2012. This is also being paid for through the fundraising money from the Narrandera Ex-Serviceman’s Club. The BBQ will be cooked by some volunteers from the Narrandera Lions Club. If your child does not wish to have a “sausage sizzle”, they will need to bring their own lunch as normal.
This newsletter is produced with the support of the following local businesses:
1M - Open For Inspection
Arguably the best in the hall, this stunning class is sure to please even the most discerning investor. Exquisite artworks and learning displays adorn the walls and students are happy, engaged learners. New carpet throughout combined with a breathtaking vista overlooking Bolton Street make this the ideal learning environment. For the techno savvy, there‟s a massive interactive whiteboard, wireless internet and regular iPad access to keep you connected. Fantastic neighbours complete the package. Inspections by appointment – Please phone 69592144 or email [email protected]
Canteen News Friday, October 26 is Bandanna Day. You can purchase Bandanna Day items from the Canteen. Bandannas $4 Pens $3 Pins $5 Red Day, October 26, also. „Sweet Surprises‟.
Kristzan Cottom – Canteen Supervisor.
Principal: Susan Ruffles Assistant Principal: Joanne Stamos Assistant Principal: Alana Quirk Phone: 02 69592144 Fax: 02 69593274 Email Address: [email protected] School Website:
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State Library of NSW visit Last week we had a visit from the NSW State Library. Students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 were treated to a delightful Australian history lesson only this time we were able to really sink our teeth into it with the use of original documents.
Precious documents from the NSW State Library, including letters from Captain James Cook, convicts and Arthur Phillip. On the cushion is Captain James Cook’s
shoe buckle.
The life of Mary Reibey from convict to successful
business woman.
Narrandera Pizzeria 69599538
60 EAST St Narrandera
Would Like to Offer ALL Students & Their Families
10% OFF Their Order EVERY Time!!!
Just mention that you’re from the school when
you order and your discount will be applied!!!
Ph 6959 9538 - 60 EAST St Narrandera
Ardlethan Town & Country Garden Tour
A great day was had by all of the 29 enthusiastic garden-lovers who joined us for a tour of 4 lovely
gardens in and around Ardlethan on Saturday. Interest was added with yummy food,
entertainment and plant stalls with the day winding up with Champagne and cheese platters on the lawn at the gorgeous Berembed Station at Grong Grong. I’m sure everyone came home
with a head full of ideas and inspiration! CONGRATULATIONS to our lucky raffle winners:
1st prize – Mandy Paterson 2nd prize – Val Breed
3rd prize – Jakeem Morgan Many thanks to everyone who supported our school by selling or purchasing raffle tickets and to the staff and parents who joined us on the day. Special thanks to Ashley Beer and Bob Manning who gave up their day to drive the buses for us; to Anne at Shady Gum Nursery for her very generous donation of our major raffle prize, for selling our tour tickets and promoting the event and finally to Duff’s Mitre 10, Juadine and Moore’s Handmade Café for their donations of raffle prizes.
P & C Catering The P & C are catering for the PSSA Soccer Gala Day on Friday, October 26, at the Narrandera High School. Helpers would be appreciated between 10am and 2pm. If you can help please contact Debbie Wickes on 0428 594 409. Many thanks.
Narrandera Public School Informer Tuesday, October 23
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TRANSITION NEWS Transition children have been very busy since the holidays when they come to Narrandera Public School. This term they attend school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. They have visited the computer room with the help of 5/6D and had fun using computers and ipads. They have used ipads in the classroom as well which was lots of fun. They have been having fun doing activities in the classroom practicing using scissors, writing their name and making things. They have sung songs with the piano for accompaniment and this week they will all have a go at using some keyboards. On Wednesday for the next few weeks they are learning about keeping their ears healthy with the help of Mrs Zumbo. On Thursdays they are excited to have Mrs Stamos and Mr Lucas as their teachers and are doing lots of fun outdoor activities with them. This Thursday the school is celebrating Grandparents Day and families are invited to come along to the school and join your child for lunch from 1.30pm until 2.30pm. Don‟t forget that next Tuesday they will be visiting the Life Education Van and will need to bring $3.50 this week to pay for this.
Jorja, Jaxon and Carla Mia, Cody, Stevie and Rhett Kyiah Milley, Charlee and Huntah
Ms Julie Neville & Mrs Jean Galluzzo - Transition Teacher & AEO.
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KS Class News Using FRESH HERBS (sage, chives, oregano, curly parsley, flat leaf parsley and thyme) the students in KS made spaghetti bolognaise. It was VERY DELICIOUS!
WE HAD SO MUCH FUN
MRS STAMOS – KS Class Teacher.
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INVITATION You are invited to attend an information session about
some of our key learning programs in our Kindergarten to Year 3 classes.
COME ALONG AND FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT AND HOW YOUR CHILD IS LEARNING IN ENGLISH AND MATH.
The session will be a great chance to ask questions too! L3 (Language, Learning and Literacy)
TEN (Targeting Early Numeracy) Best Start
The sessions will be held in our school Library on THURSDAY, 1st November, 2012 at
3:30 p.m. and repeated at 7:00 p.m. 2 sessions of approximately 1 hour have been planned to cater for family time preferences.
Children are welcome to come along if alternative care is unavailable.
Light refreshments will be supplied. We hope to see you there.
Mrs. Joanne Stamos - 9th October, 2012.
GRANDPARENTS DAY
National Grandparent Day is on Sunday 28th October. Here at Narrandera Public we would like to recognise our grandparents and their families by holding a picnic lunch here at school. The picnic will be held on THURSDAY 25th October from 1:30pm to 2:30p.m. All students, including transition, will be eating their lunch outside in picnic style at this time. So please come along and join us. Recess will be 11:15a.m. on this day.
Thank you - Joanne Stamos - Assistant Principal.
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Selective High School Placement 2014 Attention Year 5 parents seeking selective high school placement in Year 7, 2014 - please contact the school if your child wishes to apply for a selective high school placement in 2014, e.g. Yanco Agricultural High School. All online applications close 19th November 2012. Paper application forms need to be lodged by Friday 16th November, 2012.
2B Class News We have had a great start to the term with everyone working hard. This term we will be fitting a lot into a short space of time. We will be studying “Minibeasts” in Science and “Transport” in HSIE, and we will also be looking at Dinosaurs throughout the term. A reminder, that returning home learning and home readers at the end of each week is encouraged and certainly assists with class work. Congratulations to Ella Baxter who won the class raffle and spin and win last week, and also to the Brontosaurus table who were the table winners of the week. Allira Mcgrath also reached a special milestone by being awarded her Bronze Star at the last assembly, well done Allira. Maree Bonham – Class Teacher. Healthy Harold Merchandise
Description Price Tattoo $0.50
Harold Hand Ball $3.00
Harold Stationery Set $3.00
Harold Keyring $3.00
Harold Wallet $4.00
Harold Calculator $5.00
Harold Soft Toy $8.00
Large Harold Soft Toy $20.00
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